Rafael Addison

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1964)}}

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{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Rafael Addison

| image =

| width =

| caption = Addison as a member of the New Jersey Nets

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 215

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|07|22}}

| birth_place = Jersey City, New Jersey

| nationality = American

| high_school = Henry Snyder
(Jersey City, New Jersey)

| college = Syracuse (1982–1986)

| draft_year = 1986

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 39

| draft_team = Phoenix Suns

| career_start = 1986

| career_end = 1997

| career_number = 12, 21, 7

| career_position = Small forward / shooting guard

| years1 = {{nbay|1986|full=y}}

| team1 = Phoenix Suns

| years2 = 1987–1991

| team2 = Pallacanestro Livorno

| years3 = {{nbay|1991|start}}–{{nbay|1992|end}}

| team3 = New Jersey Nets

| years4 = 1994

| team4 = Benetton Treviso

| years5 = {{nbay|1994|full=y}}

| team5 = Detroit Pistons

| years6 = {{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|1996|end}}

| team6 = Charlotte Hornets

| years7 = 1997

| team7 = PAOK Thessaloniki

| highlights =

  • First-team All-Big East (1985)
  • 2× Second-team All-Big East (1984, 1986)

| bbr = addisra01

}}

Rafael Addison (born July 22, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues. He was listed at 6'7" and 215 lbs.

Addison attended Syracuse University and was drafted in the second round of the 1986 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns.

He has played professionally in Italy for Allibert Livorno (1987–1991, Serie A2 in 1989–91, also known as Garessio 2000 Livorno and Tombolini Livorno) and Benetton Treviso (1993–94, won the Italian Cup).

NBA career statistics

{{NBA player statistics legend}}

= Regular season =

{{NBA player statistics start}}

|-

| align="left" | 1986–87

| align="left" | Phoenix

| 62 || 12 || 11.5 || .441 || .320 || .797 || 1.7 || .7 || .4 || .1 || 5.8

|-

| align="left" | 1991–92

| align="left" | New Jersey

| 76 || 8 || 15.5 || .433 || .286 || .737 || 2.2 || .9 || .4 || .4 || 5.8

|-

| align="left" | 1992–93

| align="left" | New Jersey

| 68 || 15 || 17.1 || .443 || .206 || .814 || 1.9 || .8 || .3 || .2 || 6.3

|-

| align="left" | 1994–95

| align="left" | Detroit

| 79 || 16 || 22.5 || .476 || .289 || .747 || 3.1 || 1.4 || .7 || .3 || 8.3

|-

| align="left" | 1995–96

| align="left" | Charlotte

| 53 || 0 || 9.7 || .467 || .000 || .773 || 1.3 || .6 || .2 || .2 || 3.2

|-

| align="left" | 1996–97

| align="left" | Charlotte

| 41 || 3 || 8.7 || .402 || .400 || .786 || 1.1 || .8 || .2 || .1 || 3.1

|-

| align="left" | Career

| align="left" |

| 379 || 54 || 15.0 || .449 || .282 || .772 || 2.1 || .9 || .4 || .2 || 5.8

|}

= Playoffs =

{{NBA player statistics start}}

|-

| align="left" | 1991–92

| align="left" | New Jersey

| 1 || 0 || 9.0 || .286 || .500 || – || .0 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || 5.0

|-

| align="left" | 1992–93

| align="left" | New Jersey

| 5 || 0 || 10.6 || .333 || – || 1.000 || 1.2 || 1.0 || .6 || .0 || 3.4

|-

| align="left" | Career

| align="left" |

| 6 || 0 || 10.3 || .321 || .500 || 1.000 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .5 || .0 || 3.7

|}